RE: cannot telnet to port 993

[Steven Reddie]

No, you can't telnet directly.  When a client connects, the SSL handshake is performed.  Telnet knows nothing about SSL.  Perhaps there is a telnet over SSL program out there.  Otherwise, I imagine that you could use stunnel for the SSL and telnet via it.

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gauri
Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2001 11:52 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: cannot telnet to port 993

 H i ,

 

I have a simple query .

I have installed IMAP-SSL . I have configured it on netscape  and outlook express. It is working fine.

What I want to know is :

Can I directly telnet to port 993 ?  "telnet <hostname> 993 " . (As we can do for  port 143 & 110 for IMAP & SSL respectively )

When I try to telnet  "telnet  <hostname> 993  I just get a plain window  with nothing written on it .

If I type "C: LOGIN user passwd "  and press enter ,   the window closes .  The maillog says :

 

Oct  2 23:08:13 gauri7 imapd[14001]: SSL error status: error:140760FC:SSL routin
es:SSL23_GET_CLIENT_HELLO:unknown protocol

 

 Is this the expected behaviour ? If not , then how can I solve this problem ?

 

Regards

Gauri